Victoria S. Forrester

Paul, Weiss is advising leading global insurance company Enstar Group Limited in its all-cash $5.1 billion acquisition by investment firm Sixth Street, with participation from Liberty Strategic Capital, J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC and other institutional investors. Under the terms of the transaction, Enstar shareholders will receive a total of $338.00 in cash per ordinary share of Enstar. Following the close of the transaction, Enstar will maintain its current operations and business strategy. The deal is expected to close in mid-2025, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals, and other customary closing conditions. The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partners Krishna Veeraraghavan and Benjamin Goodchild, and includes, among others, partners Matthew Leist, Ben Steadman, Timothy Cruickshank, Eric Wedel, Victoria Forrester and Patricia Vaz de Almeida, and counsel Nathan Mitchell and Peter Bang; executive compensation partners Jarrett Hoffman and Reuven Falik, and counsel Lisa Krausz Eisenberg; tax partners Brian Krause, Cian O’Connor and Timothy Lowe, and counsel Jamie Chambers and Caroline Inker; litigation partner Geoffrey Chepiga and counsel Audrey Paquet; intellectual property partner Jonathan Ashtor; antitrust partner Marta Kelly; and environmental counsel William O'Brien.

Jul 29

1 min

Paul, Weiss advised Roark Capital Group in its acquisition of Subway Restaurants, one of the world’s largest quick service restaurant brands. The deal combines Subway’s global presence and brand strength with Roark’s deep expertise in restaurant and franchise business models. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Paul, Weiss team was led, among others, by corporate partner Jeffrey Marell, and included, among others, partners Suhan Shim, Charles Pesant, Victoria Forrester, Robert Zochowski, Brian Janson, Megan Spelman, Marco Masotti, Aaron Schlaphoff and Manuel Frey, and counsel Hilary Christian, David Sobel, Stephen Koo, Mikhel Schecter, Andrew Day and Jennifer Songer; tax partners Matthew Jordan and Scott Sontag; litigation partners Jacqueline Rubin, Roberto Finzi and Paul Brachman; intellectual property partner Claudine Meredith-Goujon and counsel Elana Bensoul; executive compensation partner Lawrence Witdorchic and counsel Jacob Glazeski; restructuring partners Kyle Kimpler and Alice Eaton; and antitrust counsel Marta Kelly and Chad de Souza.

Apr 30

1 min

Paul, Weiss is advising leading global investment firm KKR in connection with OSTTRA Group, a global post-trade solutions provider owned by KKR-managed funds, on a strategic equity investment in OSTTRA by Bank of America, Barclays, Citi, HSBC, UBS Investment Bank and Wells Fargo. Under the agreement, the KKR-managed funds will continue to be OSTTRA’s majority owner, and the banks will help drive the company’s expansion into new markets and asset classes. The Paul, Weiss team is led by partners Victoria Forrester and Robert Killip, and includes tax counsel Patrick Fasoro.

Feb 26

1 min

Paul, Weiss advised Apollo in the expansion of two core components of its broad asset-backed strategy, ATLAS SP Partners and newly established Asset Backed Finance franchise (ABF), via cornerstone capital commitments from a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). ADIA’s commitment to ATLAS SP, a securitized credit origination business majority-owned by Apollo affiliates, will bolster its capacity to provide approximately $15 billion in new warehouse financing solutions, building on the approximately $40 billion in commitments already under management by ATLAS SP. ADIA’s commitment to the ABF franchise, part of Apollo’s credit business, will extend Apollo’s long track record in asset-backed finance through dedicated ABF strategies focused on private investment grade and sub-investment grade opportunities. The Paul, Weiss team was led by corporate partners Matthew Goldstein, Victoria Forrester and Robert Tananbaum, and included corporate counsel Allison Muth and David Levine.

Jun 7

1 min

Paul, Weiss advised Roark Capital Group in its acquisition of Subway Restaurants, one of the world’s largest quick service restaurant brands. The deal will combine Subway’s global presence and brand strength with Roark’s deep expertise in restaurant and franchise business models. Financial terms of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, were not disclosed. The Paul, Weiss team included, among others, corporate partner Jeffrey Marell; corporate partners Suhan Shim, Charles Pesant, Victoria Forrester, Robert Zochowski, Marco Masotti and Aaron Schlaphoff, and counsel Stephen Koo, David Sobel, Mikhel Schecter, Hilary Christian, Andrew Day and Jennifer Songer; tax partners Matthew Jordan and Scott Sontag; litigation partners Jacqueline Rubin, Roberto Finzi, Paul Brachman and counsel Jared Nagley; executive compensation partner Lawrence Witdorchic; intellectual property partner Claudine Meredith-Goujon and counsel Elana Bensoul; and antitrust counsel Marta Kelly.

Aug 24

1 min